How to install a home water filter yourself! With a breakdown of the filter parts!

Many people opt to install a home water filter to purify their drinking water for cooking and other uses. The installation process isn't complicated; once you understand its components, the correct installation method, and have the necessary tools, things become easy. In this article, we'll explore all of these aspects.

Tools needed

  • Electric drilling.
  • Screwdriver and mounting screws.
  • A scalpel or a sharp knife.
  • Pipe pain.
  • Triple T-connector, 1/2 inch.
  • Small 1/2 inch tap.
  • A tap is installed on the sink.
  • A sinkhole drilling rig.

Home water filter spare parts

  • An electric pump to pump water into the filter.
  • The product tank is for collecting the filtered water ready for use.
  • Filters typically involve several stages and must be changed periodically. This can be in 4, 5, or 6 steps. The details are as follows:
  • First stage : To remove solid and suspended impurities such as dust.
  • The second step is the carbon stage, which is used to remove chlorine and organic matter present in the water, as well as to remove bad taste or odor from the water.
  • This third step is the solid carbon stage, and it is used to confirm the work of the first and second stages.
  • Stage four : It is called "Membrin" and works to eliminate heavy salts, viruses and some types of bacteria.
  • Level five : To remove color and improve the taste and smell of water.
  • Step six : To add calcium to the water, balance the acid-base ratio.
  • The filter inlet produces a water outlet and a drainage outlet. Excess, rejected water is discharged through a filtration process.

How to install a home water filter

1- Entry and exit settings

  • First, Candidate location Depending on the size of the filter you purchased, it is usually installed Under the kitchen sink To provide a water source and a place to dispose of the water rejected by the filtration process and electricity.
  • Firstly Disconnect the water supply from the extensions At the bottom of the sink (you will find a box in one of the rooms in the house with pipes for distributing water in the house, disconnect the main valve).
  • middle Determine the location for installing the gasket (T-shaped) to take a branch from the main kitchen tap supply pipe (cold line, not hot line), then install it after removing the pipe.
  • directly Install a small tap on the branch that was installed, to later become the water inlet for the filter.
  • You will also need To install a drain for the normally rejected water, it can be connected to the sink drain line or the washing machine outlet.
  • The final stage of treatment in Installing a filtered water outlet It is usually shaped like a faucet and is mounted on top of the sink. You need to drill a special hole in the sink (it's best to ask a professional to help you install it), or you can do without one and connect it and the outlet directly to a water cooler that provides you with hot and cold water.

2. Install a water filter.

It is always best to read the user manual to learn the correct installation method and how to connect its various parts.

  • Now comes the step of installing the filter device, and this On one side of the cabinet at the bottom of the sink If you want to mount it on the wall, you'll need a drill to make two holes and screw in the holes to hang the filter. But if you want to mount it on the side of furniture, don't use a drill; just use short screws so you don't damage the furniture.
  • then By installing a product tank He connected all the parts with plastic pipes, and cut the pipes to a suitable length with a scalpel.
  • Don't forget that Connect electricity to the electric pump You now need an electrical outlet, which is often located under the sink.

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